WI slide going for quick runs
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Reuters): SHIVNARINE CHANDERPAUL was stranded three runs short of a century after West Indies collapsed in the third Test against India yesterday.
Beckenbauer ties knot in private ceremony
MUNICH (Reuters): FRANZ BECKENBAUER took time out from running the World Cup to get married in a clandestine ceremony in the Austrian Alps.
England to pin hopes on Rooney
BADEN BADEN, Germany (Reuters): ENGLAND WILL pin their World Cup hopes on some Wayne Rooney magic when they face Ecuador in today's second round in Stuttgart.
Aussies the only 'Asian' team standing
HANOVER (Reuters): AUSTRALIA FIND themselves as the only 'Asian' team left standing at the World Cup after the group stages.
No favourites in Netherlands, Portugal encounter
NUREMBERG (Reuters): THE NETHERLANDS come face to face with their Euro 2004 nemesis when they take on Portugal in the World Cup second round today.
Scott is a top shot
at Champs
DORAIN SCOTT was in record-breaking form on yesterday's second day of the National Senior and Junior track and field Championships at the National Stadium.
Fit Alpha Lupa upsets in feature
THE 15-1 chance ALPHA LUPA was produced with a late flourish by champion jockey Brian Harding to win the L.C. McKenzie Memorial Cup overnight allowance feature over 1400 metres in a driving finish from highly fancied HOUDINI AGAIN at...
Podolski, Klose in match-winning partnership against Sweden
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters): TWO UNINSPIRED performances in Germany's opening World Cup games saw Lukas Podolski written off as lacking at least the nerve and perhaps the skill to live up to his reputation as the best German striker in a generation.
Argentina send Mexico on their way
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP): MAXI RODRIGUEZ scored an incredible volley in the 98th minute yesterday to lead Argentina to a 2-1 extra-time win over Mexico and a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
WICB settles contracts for India series
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (CMC): THE WEST Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) have finalised match tour contracts for the current series against India, as well as retainer contracts for an undisclosed number of players.
Once again, what's the purpose of the 'A' team?
THE WEST Indies 'A' team will be touring England in July and August and in terms of the development, the exposure of the young talent around the region, that is good for West Indies cricket. Without attempting to question the selectors, however, there...
Agassi to call it a day
LONDON (Reuters): ANDRE AGASSI announced his retirement yesterday and said he would play his final tennis match at the U.S. Open which starts in August.
Gatlin clocks 9.93 at US championships
NEW INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (Reuters): Joint world record holder Justin Gatlin clocked 9.93 seconds into a head wind and former Olympic sprint queen Marion Jones signalled her return with a run of 11.10 seconds for 100 metres victories at the...
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